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R. .SHULMAN4 ICE BAG Jan. 14, 1930.

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Patented Jan. 14, 1930 UNITED ROSE SI-IULMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ICE :ma`

.ApplicationV filed February 28, 1328. Serial'No. 257,721.

rIhis invention relates toimprovements in ice bags and more particularly to that type which are intended primarily for application to the head of a patient. It is a well known fact that it is difficult to retain, in proper place, upon a patients head, an ice bag of the' ordinary constructiomas such a bag is devoid of any attaching means and therefore necessitates the use of some extraneous means for holding it in place or requires a frequent readjustment if the'patient is restless. It is therefore one of the primary objects of the present invention to provide an ice bag which may be readily and quickly adapted to the head of a patient and arranged in the required position .tobest serve its function, and which bag will embody means for maintaining it in proper position upon the head.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ice bag embodying means for retaining the same in place upon the head of a patient which means will be of such a character as to in no way cause inconvenience tothe patient but will, on the other hand, embrace the patients head in a manner to hold the bottom of the ice bag in Contact with the scalp and in any desired position ofv contact and without any inconvenience whatsoever to the patient. l

Another object of the invention is to provide an ice bag embodying means for retaining the same upon thepatients head and which means will be so constructed as not to necessitate any special adjustment thereof,

at the time of application or removal of the bag and which would consume time and probably cause annoyance to the patient, the retaining means being so constructed that when it is adapted to the patients head it will automatically assume a position comfortable to the patient and at the same time embracing the head with a. sufficient degree of firmness to preclude any accidental displacement of the bag.

Vhile the accompanying drawing and the description which is to follow, constitute a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that various changes may be made within the scope of what 0 is claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a View in side elevation of an ice bag constructed in accordance with the present invention; p

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the bag;

Figure 3 is a vertical front to rear sectional View through thelower portion of the bag;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the head band ofthe bag.

The body of the bag, which is indicated in general by the numeral 1, is preferably made of rubberized cloth or any other suitable iieX- ible water proof sheet Vmaterial and the said body 1 is formed with a number of plaits 2, throughout its circumference, yso that it is of gradually decreasing dimensions from its bottom to its top, the top or upper end of the body being materially restricted and tted about and suitably united to an annular neck 3 which constitutes a filling opening through which the cracked ice may be introduced into the body of the bag, this neck being normally closed by a removable threaded ca 4.

The bottom of the bag, which is of circular marginal contour and which is indicated by the numeral 5, is of the same material as the body of the bag and of a diameter somewhat greater than the diameter of the body of the bag at its bottom, the body l of the bag and the bottom 5 being marginally united by a seam as indicated by the numeral G. At this point it willbe understood that inasmuch as the bottom 5 of the bag is of considerably greater diameter than the bottom of the body of the bag, it may be arranged to assume an upward ly bulged form within the lower portion of the body and will conform to the head of the patient. rIhis conformation of the bottom 5 is further enhanced by forming in the bottom, at the time it is marginally assembled with the body l, a number of plaits 7 which are of diminishing width in the direction of the center of the bottom. VAt this point it will be evident that the bottom of the bag is of a contour to snugly fit over the top of the head 'of the patient to whom the bag is applied and that, when cracked ice is introduced into` the bag, by way of the filling neck 3, a sufficient quantity may be introduced to completely fill the space between the bottom of the bag and the wall which comprises the body, so that cracked ice extends over all poi'- tions of the areaI of the bottom of the bag to thoroughly cool the patientshead. 1t will also be evident at this point that by forming thebody of the bag and the bottonithereof Y cated in General b the numeral 8 com rises Y a band section 9 which has the general-form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4 of the drawing and which is of the same material as the body l and bottom 5 of the bag and is preferably of the two-ply structure shown in Figure 3, the band section 9 being therefore formed from a sheet bla-nl: of the water-proof and flexible material which is folded longitudinally medially as at 10` to providethe said plies,` and in attaching the band section to the bag proper, the upper margins of the plies are inserted within the seam 6 and secured by the stitching which closes this seam. The ends of the band section 9 are preferably tapered as indicated by the numeral 11 and the plies, at each end, are formed with openings 12 which are in registration with each other and which are reinforced by lines of stitching 13 passed through the plies about and concentric to the openings. The .head band is completed by an elastic band section which is indicated in general by the numeral 111 and which comprises a strap 15 of elastic which may be considerably narrower than the band section 9 and which is provided at its ends with loops 16 which are engaged through the openings 12 at the two ends 11 of the bandsection 9, and said loops then Y closed by uniting the ends of the band 15 to the body of the band immediately outwardly of the respective extremities 11 of the band f section9, as indicated by the numeral 17 From the foregoing description of the invention it will be evident that the ice bag,

constructed in Vaccordance with the invention, will conform closely to the head of the patient to whom it is applied and, due to the peculiar formation of the bottom 5 of the bag and thev peculiar formation of the body 1, theV cracked ice which'is introduced into vthe body 1 will extendover the entire area of the bottom 5 and thus adapt the bag to exert a maximum cooling effect on the scalp. The band section 9 of the bag, being ofthe same material as the body 1 and bottom 5,is thin and flexible and, being relatively broad, encircles the Vtorehead and thetemples of the patients head in a snug and yet extremely comfortable manner so as not to cause any annoyance or inconvenience to the patient.

It will also be evident from the foregoing description and from the drawing that due to the peculiar construction and arrangement of the sections 9 and 14 of the head band 8, the head band section 9, which encircles the 'forehead Aand temples of the patient, presents to these parts of the head a thin smooth and entirelygflexible surface which `is tensioned by the elastic band 15, without any inconven-l ience to the patient, the elastic band 15 being so located as to extend about the back of the head and, as it engages against the patients hair and is relatively narrow, Y itj likewise causes no inconvenience or discomfort to the patient. f i i Y Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An ice bagfor head application comprising a body of flexible material having a bottom possessed of a fullness to adapt it to snugly conform to the top of the head, and a head encircling band extending about the lower side of the body and comprising-a section to encircle the forehead and temples, and an elastic section connected at its ends to the ends of the first mentioned section' and spanning the same and adapted for engagementwith the back of the head. Y

2. An ice bag for head application comprising a body of flexible material having a bottom possessed of a fullness to adapt itr to snugly conform to the top of the-head, a head band section relatively broad 'and of thin flexible material extending about the foreheadY and temple engaging portions of the bottom'of theV bag, and an elastic band connecting and spanning the ends of the first mentioned band.

3. .An ice' bag for head application comprising a body of iiexible material having a bottom possessed of a fullness to adapt it to snugly conform to the top ofthe head, a band section extending about the front and'sides of the bottom' of the body and of flexible mate- Vrial and provided with tapered ends having openings therein, ,and an elastic head band section having loops secured through said openings, the latter section being adapted to engage the back of the head of the wearer of the bag and spanning and connecting the ends of the rst mentioned'head band section.`

f 4. JAnice bag for head application comprising a hollow body'incl'uding an enclosing wall of conical form and of iiexible, wa.- terproof material, and a bottom forl supporting the ice contained in the bag, the enclosing wall having a filling opening in its apex, and a closure for said opening, the said enclosing wall and the bottom of the body being continuously united alo-ng the lower margin of the enclosing wall and the circumferential margin of the bottom, the bottom being upwardly bulged within the body when fitted to the head.

5. An ice bag for head application comprising a hollow body including an enclosing wall of conical form and of flexible material, and a bottom for supporting ice introduced into the body, the enclosing wall having a filling opening in its apex, a closure for said opening, the said enclosing wall and the bottom of the body being continuously united along the lower margin of the enclosing wall and the circumferential margin of the bottom, the bottom being upwardly bulged within the body when fitted to the head, the said enclosing wall and the said bottom each having plaits therein diminishing in width in the upward direction, whereby toprovide for expansion of the enclosing wall and snug conformation of the bottom with the shape of the head of the wearer.

6. An ice bag for head application comprising a hollow body including an enclosing wall of conical form and of flexible, waterproof material, and a bottom for supporting ice introduced into the body, the enclosing wall having a filling opening in its apex7 a closure for said opening, the said enclosing wall and the bottom being continuously united along the lower margin of the enclosing wall and the circumferential margin of the bottom, the bottom being upwardly bulged within the body when fitted to the head, and ahead encircling band disposed and secured at its upper margin between the united margins of the enclosing wall and the bottom and depending below the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROSE SH'ULMAN. 

